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Infra Red Telescope

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
118
Length of issue (in feet)
469
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Infra Red Telescope
  2. 2Meters And Mirrors
  3. 3Computerknit

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
COI synopsis: The infra-red radiation reaching the Earth from the depths of space is providing a mass of information to aid research into the nature of the Universe and the energy it contains. Professor Ring of Imperial College London has recently set up an infra-red telescope in the Canary Islands, and in an interview he talks about the nature and scope of this new window on the Universe.
Keywords
Science and technology; Space; Engineering
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/118
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Phone
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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